Trekenning () is a hamlet south of

St Columb Major St Columb Major is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Often referred to locally as ''St Columb'', it is approximately southwest of Wadebridge and east of Newquay Ordnance Survey: Landran ...

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, England, United Kingdom.

Trekenning House

Trekenning House is a Grade II, listed building, once the home of the Paynter family. One notable resident of Trekenning was Commander

John Pender Paynter Commander John Pender Paynter R.N. (1788–1856) of Trekenning House, St Columb Major, Cornwall, was an officer of the British Royal Navy noted for his services during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1815 Paynter was appointed Flag Lieutenant to Lord Exmo ...

. He was an officer of the British

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noted for his services during the

Napoleonic Wars {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Napoleonic Wars , partof = the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , image = Napoleonic Wars (revision).jpg , caption = Left to right, top to bottom:Battl ...

. In 1815 Paynter was appointed Flag Lieutenant to

Lord Exmouth Viscount Exmouth, of Canonteign in the County of Devon, is a title in the peerage of the United Kingdom. History The title was created in 1816 for the prominent naval officer Edward Pellew, 1st Baron Exmouth. He had already been created a baro ...

on HMS Boyne. In 1816, he was involved in the Bombardment of Algiers.

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